Hyperbolic Crocheting

Check THIS out! On display now at Bergamot Station's Track 16, this exhibit made me giggle in the moment, and think afterwards. A bunch of crochet-ers, generally considered hobbyists, have reconstructed the Great Barrier Reef in works of crochet. They claim to have made some mathematical breakthrough in the creation of these wild, colorful forms. I don't know about that, but they are delightful. And then, to make an environmental statement, they crocheted a toxic barrier reef, made of garbage and recycling from their homes and the ocean. Their point is powerful, but the toxic reef is almost as beautiful as the natural one. It is the work of a handful of artistic, activist mamas and women, crocheting madly in their garages and living rooms from Highland Park to Australia. Inspiring.